source: general/genutils/shared-mime-info.xml@ 0e69a62

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-download-http
           "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info/uploads/0440063a2e6823a4b1a6fb2f2af8350f/shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-md5sum        "59ae45ffff6d334f97328e422562f937">
  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-size          "4.8 MB">
  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-buildsize     "25 MB">
  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-time          "0.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="shared-mime-info"
xreflabel="shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="shared-mime-info.html" ?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="shared-mime-info">
    <primary sortas="a-shared-mime-info">shared-mime-info</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Shared Mime Info</title>

    <para>
      The <application>Shared Mime Info</application> package contains a
      MIME database. This allows central updates of MIME information for all
      supporting applications.
    </para>

    &lfs91_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&shared-mime-info-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&shared-mime-info-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &shared-mime-info-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &shared-mime-info-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &shared-mime-info-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &shared-mime-info-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Shared Mime Info Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="glib2"/>,
      <xref linkend="itstool"/>,
      <xref linkend="libxml2"/>, and
      <xref linkend="xmlto"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/shared-mime-info"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Shared Mime Info</title>

    <para>
      Install <application>Shared Mime Info</application> by running the
      following commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>mkdir build &amp;&amp;
cd    build &amp;&amp;

meson --prefix=/usr .. &amp;&amp;
ninja</userinput></screen>

<!--
    <para>
      To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
    </para>
-->

    <!-- The files for the tests are not shipped in the tarball, and needs
         an external checkout. -->
    <para>
      This package does not come with a working test suite.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>ninja install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          update-mime-database
        </seg>
        <seg>
          None
        </seg>
        <seg>
          /usr/share/mime
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="update-mime-database">
        <term><command>update-mime-database</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            assists in adding MIME data to the database.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="shared-mime-info update-mime-database">
            <primary sortas="b-update-mime-database">update-mime-database</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>